wanted crocea

[Reefing4Fun]

I'm thinking of getting a crocea clam for my tank, where's the best place to put it on, sand bed or on a live rock and why?

thankx.

 

[menace]

Have a read through these articles;
http://www.aquariumfrontiers.net/On_The_Half_Shell.html

 

[Reefing4Fun]

Good reading, thank you sir.

 

[Skorpinok]

So, reading through this link, Aquarium husbandry - Feeding, and noticed that feeding isn't really necessary and in fact it may be harmful to the clams them selves. I'm considering of buying a small maxima and he's about 2 inches long and from what I've been reading in the forum that the baby clams will need to be fed by phytoplankton 2-3 times a week.

Getting a little confused here - should I, when I buy the clam, feed it with phytoplankton / marine snow 2-3 times a week until it gets to be around 3 inches or so?

What are you takes on this?

 

[flyhigh123]

i have three very bright blue ones... where do u live? i'm in los angeles...

 

[Potsy]

So, reading through this link, Aquarium husbandry - Feeding, and noticed that feeding isn't really necessary and in fact it may be harmful to the clams them selves. I'm considering of buying a small maxima and he's about 2 inches long and from what I've been reading in the forum that the baby clams will need to be fed by phytoplankton 2-3 times a week.

Getting a little confused here - should I, when I buy the clam, feed it with phytoplankton / marine snow 2-3 times a week until it gets to be around 3 inches or so?

What are you takes on this?

A clam probably won't appreciate particulate matter like marine snow as the individual particles may be too large, but they do feed on microscopic phytoplankton. I stopped feeding my clams phyto once they got passed the 4 inch range and they've been doing well for about three years now.